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Should I remove PC Browser Cleaner?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
47% remove it53% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #39,794
United States Rank #27,615
Reach 0.0025%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.08 days
149.92 days >
Average installed length: 78.77 days

Typically installed together

PC Browser Cleaner

Overview

PC Browser Cleaner is a program developed by PC Cleaners Inc. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is pcbrowsercleaner.exe. The setup package is about 62.8 MB (65,849,552 bytes) when donwloaded. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 81% of users of PC Browser Cleaner come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: PC Cleaners
URL: www.pc-cleaners.com
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\PC Browser Cleaner
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\pobcunst.exe" -removeit
Estimated size: 62.8 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PC Browser Cleaner

Program executable:pcbrowsercleaner.exe
Name:PC Browser Cleaner
Path:C:\ProgramData\pc browser cleaner\pcbrowsercleaner.exe
MD5:871d7fd36ac518e379a45ce9db796f32

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • PCBrowserCleaner.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PC Browser Cleaner' and executes as "C:\ProgramData\PC Browser Cleaner\PCBrowserCleaner.exe" /minimize.

How do I remove PC Browser Cleaner?

You can uninstall PC Browser Cleaner from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program PC Browser Cleaner, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PC Browser Cleaner.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista (SP2) 12%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 47%
Keep it 53%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 54.00%
Windows 10 34.00%
Windows Vista 12.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.00%
Windows 8.1 18.00%
Windows 7 Professional 14.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.00%
Windows 10 Pro 4.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 4.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

80.60% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 80.60%
  Australia 4.48%
  United Kingdom 4.48%
  Belgium 1.49%
  BM 1.49%
  Canada 1.49%
  Indonesia 1.49%
  Malaysia 1.49%
  Norway 1.49%
  PR 1.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.17%
Dell 16.67%
Gateway 16.67%
Toshiba 12.50%
Lenovo 10.42%
Intel 6.25%
Sony 4.17%
Samsung 2.08%
Acer 2.08%
Common models
Gateway ML6732 ... 15.56%
TOSHIBA Satellite A665 4.44%
TOSHIBA Satellite L675D 2.22%
TOSHIBA Satellite C75D-B 2.22%
Dell XPS 8500 2.22%
Dell Studio 1749 2.22%

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